IGN UK: Race Pro Review

Have you ever taken a peek inside a thoroughbred racing car? It's a sparse scene, the interior a cold web of metal tubing with the driver's sole companion a fire extinguisher in place of a passenger seat – no in-car entertainment systems, leather upholstery or furry dice here. These are machines designed with one purpose only - racing. Simbin's Race Pro feels much the same; console petrol-heads spoilt on the heady show put on by Codemasters' GRID or the sublime polish of Polyphony's Gran Turismo may balk at their first glance of Race Pro's rudimentary styling, but on-track this game proves it's credentials and then some. This is a thoroughbred racer whose focus lies in presenting the most engaging and realistic racing experience available on console.

[N4PS3G]

:)

[Zeus Lee]

Good score,lower than expected but still good.

[Omega4]

You expected higher!?

Im shocked it got so high compared to the other reviews

[xwabbit]

Ill review it when i play it :P

[DelbertGrady]

This is from IGN UK. They are usually a bit harder on games than IGN US.

[Zeus Lee]

Yeah ^,I thought IGN would be the first to dish out a 9

[Montrealien]

How`s that Tinfoil hat? I hear they get hot and sweaty when Bill Gates turns the MS waves higher when a new 360 exclussive launches, is that true?

This game seems to be a good one, and it`s a great price, no need to throw in a (Ign is bias) comment, it`s useless and unfounded, unless ofcourse you are wearing a tinfoil hat, which many people here seem to be doing.

[Immortal Kaim]

Another good score for Race Pro, it seems this is the driving sim console fans have been crying out for.

[DelbertGrady]

Not according to your disagrees lol! Whineability.

[burbulla]

I think we all know the game that driving sim fans have been crying out for.

HINT: Title has the number '5' in it.

[Sackdude]

4.5 + 7.5 + 8.5 + 9.0 + 8.5 = 7.6. not 8,5 wtf is this?
so much support for the 360, if this game was exclusive for the PS3 it will get 7.0 or 6.0.

[Dark_Vendetta]

OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)

Better than I expected. Still I'll wait for Forza 3

[Montrealien]

Just tried out the game for 2 races here at work, it`s well worth the 39.99$ Cnd, that`s for sure. Buying it and bringing this baby home. If you like a solid sim racer, this wil hold you until Forza 3 for sure.

And to all the enthusiats who think all the site are in MS`s pockets, or anyones pockets for that matter, pls stop it. You look like a bunch of tin foil hat wearing Fan****. The Ps3 is a great system and you guys have to stop playing the (everyone is out to get us) card, it`s getting a little pethetic.

[Kal1138]

Like Dark_Vendetta wrote...OVERALL (NOT an average). Presentation and graphics for example, don't count as much as gameplay and lasting appeal...but I'm sure you already knew that...

[lelo]

Finally, a review that matters!!! ... not some crappie blog or unknown site that nobody cares, giving a review for this game. Some reviewers gave out a low score, mostly because it's "too difficult"!!! It's a simulator, what did you expect!!!

Hardcore Gamer Magazine giving a 4,5 out of 10 for this game is a joke. Oh boy, they thought it was "too hard" to play!!!

[TheMART]

And yet another genre the 360 is king.

RPG
Racing

You name it the 360 got the games, the 360 has none.

Exclusive racing sims on the PS3... Only the GT5p demo

The 360 has Forza 2 and Race Pro

GT5 the real version is about vaporware. Really sad after allmost 2.5 years the PS3 released, the big IP's are still missing in genres that should have had their exclusives already. Just sad.

EDIT

@ PS3 tard below

CVG 8 out of 10
IGN UK 8.5 out of 10
OXCGN 9 out of 10
Gamesradar 8 out of 10
OXM UK 8 out of 10

Not to say still the PS3 only got a demo rated on a 8 out of 10 and the 360 will have Forza 3 this year, thus having multiple racesims and the PS3 still have virtually none exclusive.

[Obama]

7.6 average score lol. Nice try mart.

[Bladestar]

Obama - once again... you approve things you do not understand or read... how about go read the details on that stimulus package before you bankrupt the US?

Here... let me educate you Mr. Obama...

If you bother to read you would know that this game overall score was contaminated by two unknown site that have no credibility RewiredMind and HGO.... what are these sites? yeah.. two Sony leg humper websites attempting to sabotage a good game.

Every other major site gave this game 8-9...

do you understand Mr. Obama? Now go build another kitchen to another lady at the expense of my hard earn money...

[Graphics Whore]

The mart fell down the stairs I think he has permanent brain damage now.

[dukadork3]

as if 12 years old microc0cksuckas earned any money, hahahaha

yeah xbollox is king of mediocre me-too crappy games like this one
for the real thing, gamers go PS3 and GT5

it's cute to see you're so easily satisfied, xb!tches

[dazzalfc]

@ TheMART at Xboxkings

"And yet another genre the 360 is king.

RPG
Racing

You name it the 360 got the games, the 360 has none. "

You talk that much crap you even state the 360 got the games...then hasn't? If you're at least trying to be funny, at least do so without coming across as an uneducated idiot.

Hilariously though, i've seen PS3 exclusives score similar, yet see the likes of yourself and other losers label them as failures.

I'm positive people like yourself aren't really into games, just into creating playground arguements that you can masturbate over because its 'big and clever'. Not once have i seen any logic put into either yours, POG, Why Dis, Bladestar or any of the other '360 fans' comments on this site. Nobody even finds it amusing, so god knows why you even bother doing so.

Then again, your console of choice is that good, you just have to spend as much time as possible writing about the other ones instead of playing on it.

I hope to christ guys like you don't hold decent jobs, or the world is in real trouble

[Dpa]

360.. racing games? Dont make me laugh.

PC is and always will be king of the racing genre.
Race Pro was out on PC about a year ago and it goes by the name of GTR Evolution.

[I_am_rushin]

Metacritic for Race Pro 70.

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

[Magic_The_Celt]

RPG?

the 360 has one RPG, Fable II....... ummm? oh yeah two worlds, you really wanna use the 2/10 two worlds?

Unless you're also thinking of Jrpg's ?? last year all JRPG's averaged out a 5/10 LMFAO

And the first of this year got a 7/10

Oh yeah, and until microsoft can come up with something to beat GT5, they aint king

[JokesOnYou]

This should hold me over until Forza3.

JOY

[Sackdude]

7.6 average score. LOL

[Montrealien]

what`s so funny sam? The explenation given to you above was not enough?

[NegativeCreep427]

"If you bother to read you would know that this game overrall score was contaminated by two unknown site that have no credibility RewiredMind and HGO.... what are this sites? yeah.. two Sony leg humper websites attempting to sabotage a good game"

Even though I know now that you Xbot a$$-riders now follow Edge magazine like religious ones follow the Bible, what about the questionable "credibility" of Edge Magazine regarding the lower-than-usual review on Killzone 2?

You idiots disregard anything that doesn't seem familiar to you or that doesn't fit your particular brand of Fanboyism. That is why you, Bladestar, scoff at the IGN UK review of this game and praise and kneel before Edge's review of Killzone 2.

Fanboy's only see what they want to see, and praise only what fits their particular persuasion of fanboyism.

[Bladestar]

ohh wow... that's the best you can come up with... that I live with my parents?

It's not the first time an idiot say things like that... and though I do not like to point out that I a senior software consultant that make good money... sometimes there are time when I have to shut the hell up some of you pathetic burger flippers...

since it's tax season... I am preparing the documents for my accountant.

Here is a W-2 for one of the companies I work for...

http://lltmdg.bay.livefiles...

Now, notice... that I'm a consultant I make most of money money on 1099s... this represent a 3rd of what I make a year...

Feel free to show me yours now that I shown you mine... Loser...

and please don't think that just because you live with your mom and flip burgers everyone on this site don't have an education, have a job and pay taxes.

As you can see... I pay lots of tax... to be more specific more than $30,000-$40,000... just so free loaders like Rhezin bellow can have their freedom of speech...

Quit expecting freebies from the government... get an education and a real job!

@EDIT:?

@NegativeCreep427 - now I found the document on Yahoo? haha lol! dude you are that pathetic... why don't you find this document on yahoo? loser.. that's sky drive you ignorant loser. Is a web directory.

Why don't you go and and find a yahoo version of a 2008 W-2? you can even see the time in the computer (eastern time).

You can see my visual studio (development environment) that as I stated before is what I use.. but you are too stupid to see.

@dazzalfc - idiot... didn't you read.. it was already scanned. all I had to do is print screen and paste.. and highlight sensitive information. Which is all worth it to prove my point.. as I always do with facts.

And if you think this is fake.. it should be very easy for any of you to find a W-2 2008 document like this online... go on.. prove me wrong and get it.

You accuse someone with living with his parents.. and when that person bring proof.. than he is pathetic? lol..

@dazzalfc - lol! ohh I see you found how to W-2 forms?... they are very few.. how come I don't see mine?... why don't you try every other search engine to find mine. I mean.. if I got mine from the web... you shouldn't have a problem finding it.

[NegativeCreep427]

I think I just busted Bladestar's balls!!!

Now he thinks he is some high-roller accountant who can find these nameless tax documents on Yahoo and represent them as his own work.

"ohh wow... that's the best you can come up with... that I live with my parents?"

If you are so mature and live such a respectable lifestyle (which is opposite of your first comment of coming onto N4G and relaying a biased opinion that isn't rational at all), why don't you read the entire content of my first post (its right up there, just above your second one).

That quote of yours I showed just displays your desperate nature to try and save face and not look like a COMPLETE idiot.

Edit: At Above: With all this hostile reservation that Bladestar is displaying "@NegativeCreep427 - now I found the document on Yahoo? haha lol! dude you are that pathetic... why don't you find this document on yahoo? loser.. that's sky drive you ignorant loser. Is a web directory"

I think I just motivated Bladestar to try and act like a real, intelligent person that doesn't follow one particular train of thought.

NegativeCreep427: Making the world a better place for non-fanboys.

LOL!!!

@ dazzalfc

Alright stop it now. You might just make Bladestar realize his pathetic attempts at being material in this world are false and he'll go and jump off a bridge.

[dazzalfc]

Hahahahahahaahahaahaha!

The fact that you've even gone to the trouble of scanning what 'you' get paid, along with blacking out the parts that could be used by others, and then posting it to show people you don't know over the internet, just how insecure and pathetic you really are, and even a little desperate.

Its great to know people can get at you so easily :)

[dazzalfc]

quite a few on google images :)

http://images.google.co.uk/...

[dustgavin]

HAha! Bladestar can't handle teh stress of teh interwebs.

Dude, why would you go through so much trouble to prove strangers on the internet wrong? Yikes......

Negative bubbles for bladestar(ignorance needs to be silenced).
Positive for the rest of you!

[Bladestar]

"Dude, why would you go through so much trouble to prove strangers on the internet wrong? Yikes...... " do you go through the trouble of clicking on that pathetic bubble crap? don't you know? it takes less time for someone to create a new account than it does for you to click on it in order to try to take my bubbles away? lol! dude do you think I care about bubbles?

All I have to do is do what you do.. and hump other sony leg humpers leg and i will have as many bubbles as you. Geee.. no thanks... everyone knows what bubbles mean on this site... nothing to be proud of... there is no way i will kiss @$$ for some virtual balls(bubbles)...

Mammy look! I got bubbles! need.. more bubbles... yehh.. yehh.. bubbles.. pathetic loser.

[Rhezin]

Freedom of Speech, which is why I can say SHUT THE F!CK UP BLADESTAR YOU LITTLE MART-WANNABE WHINY PIECE OF SH!T.

nirvana FTW.

[MrJack]

But the overall score should never be that far from the average, 0.0-0.6 points either way is about right, but hey If they feel the need to boost its Metacritic score, then its fine by me.

[PS3_FANTASY]

8.5 flop

[Graphics Whore]

There was a lot of hype for this game, especially as a Xbox 360 exclusive, this one seems to have failed to attain the triple A status sim racer. Will Xbox 360 ever have a franchise as successful as Gran Turismo? Truth is probably not, Polyphony Digital is first party and put alot of resources into that. One can dream though.

Race Pro's Developer is making another racing game after this one that will debut as multi-platform.

I guess literally the saying goes "Maybe next time".

Enjoy your game if you only own an Xbox 360, but if you own a PS3 too well, GT5 is on the way :).

[Elven6]

When it comes to realistic sims the Forza series is really popular on the Xbox family of consoles.

It seems to me Race Pro will be a love and hate thing for being "too realistic"?

[XDF]

"Enjoy your game if you only own an Xbox 360, but if you own a PS3 too well, GT5 is on the way :). " Well, you will be waiting for a long time then. In the meantime I am going to pick up a great Sim Racer like today.

[IzKyD1331]

But Race Pro was supposed to revolutionize racing sims!

[Montrealien]

it was? I though it was just supposed to be a great console sim racer.

I mean if you're always expecting for the game that revolutionizes, you'll be playing very few games. Heck, even gran turismo has not changed much since GT2, besides the graphics of course, and it's still one of the best racers around.

all around, and from my short time playing it, PRo Racer is a very realistic racer, and for 40$ I got much much more then I did with GT5P.